The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-05-26
Vote TO-DAY for the hest men.

a call.
II. Peyton Gray, Esq, of Harrisonburg,
was in the city last Monday, and favored
us with call.
A car load of Hungarians pastsswest over
the q. IL o: route yesterday They were a
hard looking set.
The next annual meeting of the Epis-
copal Council of Virginia will be held in
Trinity Church, Staunton.
After the 1st of June. the Clothing and
Shoe Stores will be closed at O'Clock
in the evening except on Saturday.
The Republican candidates for Commits
sioners of the Revenue should be elected
They know just what is wanted, for they
are of the people.
A license was issued in Washington
city on Monday for the marriage of John
Baldwin Watson to Ellen Bell Roller,
both of Mt. Sidney, Va.
McCue for Sheriff and Fulcher for clerk
would secure to The people of the county
two of the most efficient and accommodate
ing officers they have ever had.
Archie Lewis, a highly respected young
colored man, a member of the Odd Eel
lows and Of the colored Band, died at his
home in this place on Tuesday last.
Rev. DR.. Str;ckler, of Atlanta, the for
mer pastor of Thinking Springs Chu rich, is
moderator of the Presbyterian G eneral
Assembly, now in session at St. Louis.
The Culpeper papers notice the death of
Coleman Hart, aged twenty -one, son of
Prof. John Hart, of Midland Academy, in
that county, and formerly of Staunton.
The 6 overnor has accepted with regret
the resignation of Hon. A. H. H. Stuart,
as member of the Board of Visitors of
the University, rendered on account of
declining health
Mr. Thos. Smith and family returned
from Roanoke, last Saturday. MI. Smith s
i'll health caused him. to leave Roanoke,
where he had been in the machine shops
for the past year.
Mrs. j. G. Scott and children, and Mrs.
Scott and her two daughters, returned to
Staunton from Alabama, last Saturday.
They have been in the South on Il visit for
the past four months.
The Rockingham Register says that the
VALLEY Band Association" will hold its
annual Jubilee" on the Fair Grounds at
Stanton on Thursday, the 18th of August
1t includes about fourteen brass bands.
The Stonewall Band and Staunton Ar
tillery started for Washington on Monday
to attend the National Drill. They made
a handsome appearance as they marched
through the street on their way to the
train.
Mr.. A. Blauth and his daughter. Mrs.
Paul Mix. returned last week from visit
to friends in New York. On Monday last
Mr.. Blauth shipped two fine Augusta
horses which he was instructed TO pur-
chase for parties in New ork.
The Rockbridge Neacs says 1.-THE Odd
Fellows of Lexington have received an
invitation from the Stauuton Lodge to as
sist in the decoration exercises in that city
June 9th. Lexington will be well repre-
sented in Staunton on that day.
Several train loads of Texas and other
Southern troops have recently passed over
! the G. & o. Railroad on their way tC
Washington. The great National Drill
is now in full blast. and Washington is
| crowded with the soldiers and their admi
rers.s
We are indebted to Mr.. Scott Wood
Secretary Of the Virginia Normal Cole
giate Institute. Petersburg. Va. for an
| Invitation to attend the Anniversary ant
| Commencement exercises of that College
| commencing on the 29th Of May and clos
! ing on the Sd of June. Prof. John Merce
| I4angSton is the President of the Institute
The revival service under Rev. J. w
! Howe, assisted by Rev. D. d. Donovan
and other ministers of the U. 3. Church
which continued for several weeks in tn
rooms formerly used by the Second Bap
fists, closed on Friday night last. Durin!
the meetings ABOUT sixty professed con
/ version and fifty four joined the church
/ Plans are maturing for the erection Of
4 U. B. Church in StauntOn. Rev. Mr.. How
\ is detained from the work in this imme
4 date vicinity by sickness at his home il
I Winchester. Rev. Paul Funkhouser will
preach next Sunday.
r, FaY l,or n
4 years connected with the VIRGINrAN, an
one of the most worthy and pushing youn
bus;nesi men in Virginia, has recent
moved to Roanoke to open a job Office
in business in Culpeper, and upon his de
parture for Roanoke meeting of the cit
! Zens of the town was held and resolution
adopted expressing their regret at his dt
l1arture, and he was presented with han(
some gold headed cane. The papers of tn
town say he went there nine years ago III
known and without friend, and no
leaves highly esteemed and without a
enemy.
On Wednesday, the 25th, there was
car load Of manganese ore shipped frol
the Kennedy property near Stuart IS Draf
in this county, to the Cambria Iron Con
lpany. Johnstown, Pa About 100 tor
have been gotten out, and it is proposed
= commence operations to raise more as soc
e as some preliminary arrangements ha'
g been adjusted. A twelve foot vein
/, brown hematite iron ore has recently bet
f struck on this property, analyzing 50 p
cent. metallic IRON. Manganese and ire
ores of excellent quality. have been foul
VA number of places on Kennedy, bu
tb ere has never been any intelligent. sy
en- vatie plan adopted to work the finds,
is he Viewed by those competent to judi
that f., we're is vast quantity of both or
on this property, as we'll as kaolin clay.
The trac tcontains A, 500 acres.
W&T,. UNIVERSITY CoNMENC EMEn
ExERcIsEs. Sunday, Jtnle l2sh.-1l a.
Baccalaureat sSermon, Rev. VIM. V. L
dor. d. d. 9 p m.-Address before t.
Young Mems Hristian Association, Re
D. D. McFarlan. y D.
Monday, 13tA.-. Il a. m.-Annual Met
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